Trump Wants Michael Flynn Back in White House

The president's anger contrasted with a more measured written statement released by the White House on Wednesday evening, when he declared that a thorough investigation would find "no collusion between my campaign and any foreign entity". "And I think it's a very, very negative thing". "There was no collusion and everybody, even my enemies, have said there is no collusion". Mr Trump said on national television last week that the Russian investigation, which he says is an attempt by Democrats to save face following an embarrassing electoral defeat, was a consideration in making the decision to can Mr Comey.

"I actually thought when I made that decision, that it would be a bipartisan decision". "The documentation of Mr. Trump's request is the clearest evidence that the president has tried to directly influence the Justice Department and F.B.I. investigation into links between Mr. Trump's associates and Russian Federation", the newspaper said.

Leaks are hardly the only cause of Trump's problems - the uproar over FBI Director James Comey's dismissal wasn't the result of a leak. It is special. All over the world, no matter where you go, the Federal Bureau of Investigation is special. Kushner suggested to Trump shortly after a special counsel was named that he should consider striking back forcefully, people briefed on the deliberations said.

Gen. Rod Rosenstein to name former FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III to oversee the Russian Federation investigation as a special counsel, Trump repeated criticism he made earlier on Twitter.

During a private conversation in June past year, House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy said: "There's two people I think Putin pays: Rohrabacher and Trump".

The president claimed he was the target of the "greatest witch hunt" in United States political history and complained that the campaign against him was dividing the country.

Comey - whom Trump fired May 9 - wrote a memo memorializing a discussion with the president about Flynn and the FBI's investigation, two sources close to the former FBI director who had seen the memo confirmed to NPR. Trump allegedly told him during a White House meeting that "I hope you can let this go", referring to the investigation. "He is a good guy". "So, if you're talking about that, I see no secret here".

When Santos was asked if he had any suggestions for Trump on how to weather bad press, he demurred.

One Republican official, who requested anonymity in order to speak freely, said after meeting Trump recently he did not think the president had a firm enough grasp on the nuances of the long-running Israeli-Palestinian conflict.